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General Ambrose Burnside landed in Roanoke Island with three Federal regiments

On Feb. 7, 1862, covered by the fire of a naval task force of 19 warships. On the following day he defeated a Confederate force under General Henry Wise and took

2,500 prisoners. Then he left a garrison on the conquered Roanoke Island and seized

New Bern on March 15 and Beaufort on April 26.

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